Ornament and mounting therefor



May 17, 1938. O PLACCQ 2,117,823

ORNAMENT AND MOUNTING THEREFOR Filed Nov. 9, 1955 am M Wm? Patented May 17, 1938 PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENT AND MOUNTING THEREFOR Oscar Frank Placco, Providence, R. I., assignor to Cohn & Rosenberger, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November 9, 1935, Serial No. 49,059

8 Claims,

My present invention relates to the jewelry art, and has particular reference to jewelry ornaments suitable for use in brooches and other articles of jewelry.

Ornaments as heretofore used for pins, brooches, pendants and similar articles have been permanently mounted on a base which has attaching means such as pins, clamps, and thelike, whereby it has not hitherto been feasible to use the same ornament for diiferent'jewelr'y"articles.

It is a principal object of my invention to devise a construction whereby the same jewelry ornament may be used for different ornamental purposes, the jewelry ornament being so constructed as to be releasably securable to a plurality of different mountings.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in View, my invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in

more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a jewelry ornament embodying the novel invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a rear View of the ornament element, removed from its base;

Fig. 4 is a front View of one form of ornament base;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective, partly broken away, of a portion of the ornament base of Fig. 4;

Fig. (i is a detail perspective, partly broken away, showing the corresponding portion of the ornament;

Fig. '7 is a rear view of the same ornament mounted on a different base;

Fig. 8 is a side View thereof, the clamp being 0 shown in dotted lines to indicate opened position; and

Fig. 9 is a rear view of a further modified form of base.

It has been found desirable to provide an ornament which may be releasably mounted on a plurality of different bases, whereby the same ornament may be used as for a brooch, a clip, a belt buckle, or other jewelry ornaments, thus permitting a great variety of uses for a single ornament. To this end, I have provided the ornament with a plurality of interchangeable bases to which the ornament may be detachably secured, whereby the user possesses many dilferent jewelry items, all however using the same ornament.

conjunction with accompanying drawing, and

I4 having a plurality of spaced catch sections l8, preferably consisting of openings l9, see Fig. 5, and side slots 20, wherein the lock elements ll may be snappingly received for releasable detention, the ornament It being thus detachably locked to the base M for use as a brooch.

Instead of using the base M, which is equipped with a pin iii, a clip base 2| maybe used, see Fig. 7, equipped with a spring pressed clip clamp 22, this base having a plurality of catch sections 23 similar to the lock sections E8. The clamp 22, see Fig. 8 has the usual lock teeth 24 and spring element 25, and is hingedly mounted in standards 26, whereby mounting the ornament In on the clip base 2| provides a jewelry clip which uses the same ornament as was previously used with the pin base [4.

Other forms of bases may be provided to utilize the same ornament I 0, in conjunction with other jewelry bases. For example, a buckle base 21 may be provided, see Fig. 9, the base having a plurality of tabs 28 hingedly mounted in pivot cars 29, the tabs having the usual cam or toothed lower edges for gripping the ends of a strap or belt. The base 21 is also provided with a plurality of catch sections 30, identical with the catch sections l8 whereby the same ornament l0 may be releasably snapped into engagement to the base 21, to thus function as part of a belt buckle. Bases may also be provided for other jewelry uses, as for example shoe buckles, pendants, and the like to which the same ornament Ii] may be releasably secured as desired, whereby the. purchaser of a single beautiful ornament may utilize this same ornament for performing a variety of jewelry functions.

While I have described a specific constructional embodiment of my invention utilizing a plurality of dilferent bases, it is obvious that changes in the type and number of locking elements used, in the shape and material of the ornament and of the bases cooperating therewith, and in the manner of assembling the parts, may be made to suit different jewelry requirements, without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination, an ornament having a plurality of spaced lock elements mounted adjacent the periphery thereof, and a base having a central opening having a plurality of spaced catch elements positioned adjacent the periphery thereof comprising openings having resilient edges for receiving the lock elements, said base having means for detachably securing to a garment.

2. In combination, an ornamenthaving a plurality of spaced lock elements mounted on the rear surface adjacent the periphery thereof, and a base having a central opening having a plurality of spaced catch elements positioned adjacent the periphery thereof comprisingopenings having resilent edges for receiving the lock elements, said base having means for detachably securing to a garment.

3. In combination, an ornament having a plurality of spaced lock elements mounted adjacent the periphery thereof, said lock elements compris- 1n enlarged heads and relatively narrow shanks,

and a base having a central opening having a plurality of spaced catch elements positioned adjacent the periphery thereof for receiving the lock elements said catch elements comprising openings having resilient edges, said base having means for detachably securing to a garment.

4. In combination, an ornament having a plurality of spaced lock elements mounted adjacent the periphery thereof, said lock elements comprising enlarged heads and relatively narrow shanks, and a base having a central opening having a plurality of spaced catch elements positioned 'with resilient edges and adjacent the periphery thereof for receiving the lock elements, said catch elements comprising slotted openings having resilient edges, said base having means for detachably securing to a garment.

5. In combination, an ornament having a plurality of spaced lock elements mounted on the 7 rear surface adjacent the periphery thereof, said lock elements comprising enlarged heads and relatively narrow shanks, and a base having a central opening having a plurality of spaced catch elements positioned adjacent the periphery thereof for receiving the lock elements, said catch elements comprising openings having resilient edges, said base having means for detachably securing to a garment.

6. In combination, an ornament having a plurality of spaced lock elements mounted on the rear surface adjacent the periphery thereof, said lock elements comprising enlarged heads and relatively narrow shanks, and a base having a central opening having a plurality of spaced catch elements positioned adjacent the periphery thereof for receiving the lock elements, said catch elements comprising slotted openings having resilient edges.

'7. A jewelry ornament base comprising a sheet metal ring, having a plurality of spaced openings having means for detachable securing to a garment.

8. A jewelry ornament base comprising a sheet metal ring, having a plurality of spaced slotted openings with resilient edges and having means for detachable securing to a garment.

OSCAR FRANK PLACCO. 

